It's easy enough to say God hears our prayers. Anyone who prays believes, at least a little, that he or she is being heard -- Right? Well, as a matter of fact, listening is a deep part of who God is; it is an aspect of His very personality. Psalm 69 even gives Him the name Jehovah Shama: The Lord Who Hears.
The Lord hears the needy and does not despise his captive people.
(Ps. 69:33)
And this isn't merely an incidental hearing. This isn't that passive hearing that's merely a consequence of having ears. God actually listens. It is an active, participatory end of the conversation.
Think of it! We are these tiny little beings, in the scheme of the universe; each of us one among 7 billion similarly tiny creatures. Each one of us seeks to carve out a special place in the world, we seek to be heard among the cacophony of others who also want to be heard.
I have four children. At any given time, there are at least two of them talking. Quite often, all four want to be heard, about four completely different topics, at exactly the same time. It's enough to drive a parent insane. Yet God sees and hears 7 billion people, each one clamoring for attention, all at once. The noise in heaven, I can't help but think, must be tremendous. But 1 John 5:14 tells us,
This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us.
Imagine! Every time you bow your head in submission to His will, you are given audience with the creator of the Universe! Praise God -- as small as I am, as insignificant as I feel, I can talk to my Lord, and know I am heard!
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